Whether it was a tough workout or race day, get recovery advice from Nancy M. DiMarco, Ph.D., RDN, CSSD, FACSM.
“Chocolate milk is a wonderful rehydration beverage because it’s nature’s rehydration beverage,” says DiMarco.
Get all the info on why chocolate milk might be the best choice for your post-workout recovery and learn when and how to refuel with chocolate milk.
In our house, summer means one thing – road trips! There’s nothing better than packing the car with all of things (kids, anyone?), picking our favorite tunes, and hitting the open road. But when it comes to good nutrition while away from home, it can often seem like an impossible task to eat healthy. Although traveling is an easy excuse to overindulge, it does not have to derail your health and wellness goals. With a little planning and a well-stocked cooler, eating healthy on the road is totally doable!
Our fourth stop in the journey of milk from the farm to the table is processing and packaging. This is the step in the process where the milk is pasteurized and packaged (and maybe turned into ice cream or your other favorite dairy products) at a dairy processing facility for shipment to grocery stores.
Conditions like dehydration and muscle fatigue can really limit your performance levels and zap the nutrients you need to recover from tough training sessions. But proper hydration pre- and post-workout can help you overcome these challenges. Collegiate sports dietitian Sarah Dobkins, M.S., RD, CSSD, shares tips for staying hydrated:
As an athlete, you’ve likely heard the phrase “refuel with chocolate milk.” Maybe you’re one of those athletes who grabs that ice-cold glass of chocolate milk after a strenuous workout. But perhaps you’re asking, “What about white milk?”
Learn how the two compare nutritionally, and when and how you can enjoy them while seeing the nutritional benefits.
As children, we are encouraged to drink milk so we can “grow up big and strong.” But what happens to our desire to drink milk when we’re all grown up? While most adults recognize the nutritional value of milk and dairy foods when it comes to calcium and bone health benefits, fewer of us make milk the mealtime choice. So, where’s the disconnect? And should we, as adults, still drink milk?
Want to take your performance to the next level? Nourishing your body with nutritious foods and recovering properly after workouts can help you reach new heights. But you don’t have to rely on fancy rituals, popular sports drinks or pricey supplements to accomplish this. You can recharge the way nature intended with chocolate milk’s three R’s of recovery:
Pasteurization is a pretty big deal. I, for one, appreciate this process as well as its discoverer, Louis Pasteur. December 27 is his birthday, 190+ years later.
Is your vision of a plant-based diet limited to fruits, vegetables and whole grains? Have you considered that by ditching dairy and pitching out lean proteins, you’ve effectively cut out two of the five food groups you need every day? You may have heard that “plants only” is better for your health, but that simply isn’t true.
Low-fat chocolate milk is back! Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that schools can now serve low-fat (1%) flavored milk in school lunches, breakfast and snack programs. Now, school meal programs have a greater opportunity to provide the nutrition students need in a choice they want.
You may be wondering if low-fat chocolate milk is a smart choice for your child’s school meal. Here are the three things you should know:
